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Digital Gas Meter

Posted: Saturday 25 March 2017 11:16
by emme
Ciao,

My gas company has just changed my gas meter form to a bran d new Aem G4EUS... fully digital meter :cry:

I used to monitor gas consumption with my northq 9021 that now looks outdated (and unable to repair to the zWave network :( )
do you know if its possible to hook a reed sensor or something else to this meter?

ciao
M

p.s.
here's the counter
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Re: Digital Gas Meter

Posted: Sunday 26 March 2017 23:48
by RidingTheFlow
These two circles in a circle is an optical port.

Does one of them blink when gas is being used?

Re: Digital Gas Meter

Posted: Monday 27 March 2017 10:19
by emme
I tried to look at them through the smartphone... but I see no blinks.... :(

Re: Digital Gas Meter

Posted: Tuesday 28 March 2017 17:14
by RidingTheFlow
Then unfortunately you need to send data to port (one of these are photodiode receiver) for it to respond.
Your only option to find out the spec document on the meter and check what protocol this port uses (and maybe if ready-made data adapter is available).

Re: Digital Gas Meter

Posted: Tuesday 28 March 2017 17:22
by emme
Thanks a lot for your reply!
while I'm seeking for the tech manual... I see in the user manual that it should have a radio interface on 169Mhz DLMS compatible... (M-Bus)

uh.. is there anyone confident with this?! :P :P
or.. willing to experiment with me somwthing like this?! :P